Bonaventure (disambiguation)
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Bonaventure, or the Latin original form Bonaventura, may refer to:
- the Italian saint, BonaventureBonaventureSaint Bonaventure, O.F.M., , born John of Fidanza , was an Italian medieval scholastic theologian and philosopher. The seventh Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, he was also a Cardinal Bishop of Albano. He was canonized on 14 April 1482 by Pope Sixtus IV and declared a Doctor of the...
, Saint Bonaventura, John of Fidanza- Pseudo-BonaventuraPseudo-BonaventuraThe Pseudo-Bonaventura, or Pseudo-Bonaventure is the name given to the authors of a number of medieval devotional works which were believed at the time to be the work of Saint Bonaventure: "It would almost seem as if 'Bonaventura' came to be regarded as a convenient label for a certain type of...
, a name given to various anonymous medieval writers, whose writings were previously attributed to Saint Bonaventure.
- Pseudo-Bonaventura
- Other persons:
- Bonaventura BaronBonaventura BaronBonaventura Baron was a distinguished Irish Franciscan theologian, philosopher, teacher and writer of Latin prose and verse.-Biography:He was born at Clonmel in County Tipperary, and died at Rome...
, Irish Franciscan theologian, philosopher and writer of Latin prose and verse - Bonaventura CavalieriBonaventura CavalieriBonaventura Francesco Cavalieri was an Italian mathematician. He is known for his work on the problems of optics and motion, work on the precursors of infinitesimal calculus, and the introduction of logarithms to Italy...
, Italian mathematician - "Bonaventure" Hepburn, the nickname of James Hepburn (philologist), Scottish linguist and biblical scholar
- Bonaventura Hussey, Irish Franciscan author
- Lorenzo di BonaventuraLorenzo di Bonaventura-Life and career:He spent the 1990s as an executive at Warner Bros. Pictures, eventually rising to President of Worldwide Production. His production company di Bonaventura Pictures is based at Paramount Pictures. His tenure at Warner Bros. included discovering and shepherding The Matrix into...
, American film producer - Segna di BonaventuraSegna di BonaventuraSegna di Bonaventura, also known as Segna de Bonaventura, and as Segna di Buonaventura, was an Italian painter of the Sienese School. He was active from about 1298 to 1331. In 1306 he painted a panel for the office of the Biccherna in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena. In 1317 he painted an altar panel...
, Italian painter - Bonaventure Kalou, Ivorian footballer
- "Bonaventura" was also the pseudonym of Ernst August Friedrich KlingemannErnst August Friedrich KlingemannErnst August Friedrich Klingemann was a German writer. He is generally agreed to be the author of the 1804 novel Nachtwachen under the pseudonym Bonaventura.-Life:...
(1777 - 1831), a German writer and theatre director. - Thomasine, Lady PercivalThomasine, Lady PercivalThomasine, Lady Percival, née Thomasine Bonaventure , was an English benefactress and founder of a school.-Biography:The story is of a woman tending sheep when she was approached by a London merchant and asked whether she would care to work in his house in London...
née Thomasine Bonaventure (c. 1470-c. 1530), English benefactress and founder of a school
- Bonaventura Baron
- the American college, St. Bonaventure UniversitySt. Bonaventure UniversitySt. Bonaventure University is a private, Franciscan Catholic university, located in Allegany, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students....
, located in Olean, New York - The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, the largest hotel in Los Angeles, California
- Bonaventure CemeteryBonaventure CemeteryBonaventure Cemetery is a public cemetery located on a scenic bluff of the Wilmington River, east of Savannah, Georgia. The cemetery became famous when it was featured in the 1994 novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt, and in the movie, directed by Clint Eastwood, based on...
in Savannah, Georgia - several places in Quebec:
- Bonaventure Regional County Municipality, QuebecBonaventure Regional County Municipality, QuebecBonaventure Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in eastern Quebec, on the Gaspé Peninsula. The regional county municipality seat is New Carlisle.-Communities:Cities*Bonaventure*New Richmond*Paspébiac...
- the city of Bonaventure, QuebecBonaventure, QuebecBonaventure is a town on the Gaspé Peninsula in the Bonaventure Regional County Municipality of Quebec. It is located on Baie des Chaleurs near the mouth of the Bonaventure River...
- Saint-Bonaventure
- the Bonaventure RiverBonaventure RiverThe Bonaventure River is a river in the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec, Canada. It rises in the Chic-Choc Mountains and flows south to empty into Baie des Chaleurs near the town of Bonaventure, Quebec. The river is about long....
- Bonaventure IslandBonaventure IslandBonaventure Island is a Canadian island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence located off the southern coast of Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula, southeast of the village of Percé...
- the former federal electoral district of BonaventureBonaventure (electoral district)Bonaventure was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1997...
, now part of Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—PabokBonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—PabokBonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004.... - the provincial electoral district of BonaventureBonaventure (provincial electoral district)Bonaventure is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was originally created in 1829.-Geography:...
- Place BonaventurePlace BonaventurePlace Bonaventure is an office, exhibition and hotel complex in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, adjacent to the city's Central Station. At in size, Place Bonaventure was the world's largest building upon its completion in 1967....
in Montreal which gave its name to the Bonaventure metroBonaventure (Montreal Metro)Bonaventure is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the borough of Ville-Marie in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
station - The Bonaventure Expressway / Autoroute BonaventureQuebec Autoroute 10Autoroute 10 is an Autoroute in southern Quebec, Canada...
- Bonaventure Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Military names:
- the Canadian aircraft carrier, HMCS Bonaventure
- nine warships of the Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have been named HMS BonaventureHMS BonaventureEight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bonaventure, whilst another was planned:*Bonaventure was a warship built in 1489, and gone by 1509....
, including a light cruiser of the Dido-classDido class cruiserThe Dido class was a class of sixteen light cruisers built for the Royal Navy. The design was influenced by the Arethusa class light cruisers. The first group of three ships was commissioned in 1940, the second group and third group were commissioned in 1941–1942...
, and a galleonGalleonA galleon was a large, multi-decked sailing ship used primarily by European states from the 16th to 18th centuries. Whether used for war or commerce, they were generally armed with the demi-culverin type of cannon.-Etymology:...
that fought against the Spanish ArmadaSpanish ArmadaThis article refers to the Battle of Gravelines, for the modern navy of Spain, see Spanish NavyThe Spanish Armada was the Spanish fleet that sailed against England under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1588, with the intention of overthrowing Elizabeth I of England to stop English...
See also
- In California:
- Bonaventura (VTA)Bonaventura (VTA)Bonaventura is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. The station is located in San Jose, California in the center median of 1st Street near Bonaventura Drive....
light-rail station in San Jose
- Bonaventura (VTA)
- In New York:
- St. Bonaventure, New YorkSt. Bonaventure, New YorkSt. Bonaventure is a census-designated place and community located in the Town of Allegany in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 2,127 at the 2000 census....
- St. Bonaventure UniversitySt. Bonaventure UniversitySt. Bonaventure University is a private, Franciscan Catholic university, located in Allegany, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students....
- St. Bonaventure, New York
- In Canada:
- Saint Bonaventure's CollegeSaint Bonaventure's CollegeSt. Bonaventure's College is an independent kindergarten to grade 12 Catholic School in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is located in the historic centre of North America's oldest city, adjacent to the Roman Catholic Basilica of St...
in Newfoundland
- Saint Bonaventure's College
- In Europe:
- German exonym for the town of BaložiBaložiBaloži is a town of Latvia situated in the Ķekava municipality. As of 2006, the city has a population of 4,481.Baloži was founded soon after the Second World War; as a village at the time, it was developed for the nearby peat factory workers. Baloži has been classified as a city since 1991.-See...
, LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
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- German exonym for the town of Baloži